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On approach to Sønderborg Airport while completing an ambulance flight, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed into the Augustenborg Fjord. A young female passenger aged 14 and a nurse were able to swim to the shore while the airplane sank. Its wreckage was found four days later, on November 11, and all three other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 402B in Billund

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 402

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Registration:

OY-SAW

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Billund - Billund

MSN:

402B-0112

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1971

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Billund Airport, Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed near the runway end. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Dornier DO.28D Skyservant in Sønderborg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1968 at 1944 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.28D Skyservant

Operator:

Registration:

N7154

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Ferry

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stornoway – Sønderborg

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4001

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Captain / Total flying hours:

7600

Captain / Total hours on type:

214.00

Circumstances:

The pilot was performing a ferry flight from Stornoway to Sønderborg. On final approach, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion. The pilot was killed.

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Crash of a Percival P.66 Pembroke 52/2 off Esbjerg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1958

Type of aircraft:

Percival P.66 Pembroke

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Registration:

69-695

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1956

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Esbjerg while conducting a training mission. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax III in Trappe

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1944 at 2115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax III

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HX348

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The bomber aircraft departed RAF Lissett at 1754LT on a bombing mission over Berlin. While flying over the region of Flensburg, north Germany, when it was hit by Flak. With both left engines on fire, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. Eventually, the aircraft crash landed in a fruit plantation located in Trappe, in the region of Sønderborg, south Denmark. All seven crew escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
William C. M. Hogg, pilot,
F/Sgt Bernard V. Millett, navigator,
Sgt George A. Naylor, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald H. E. McLaren,
Sgt George E. Ksendz,
Sgt Peter L. Chamberlain, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Robert McDonald, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Kliplev: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1944 at 0234 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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Registration:

JD273

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Flight

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Bombing

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While cruising by night over Denmark, the bomber was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field, killing all seven crewmen.
Crew:
Arthur S. O'Connor, pilot,
James Watters, flight engineer,
Gerald A. Twigge,
Albert Mayes,
Albert J. W. Saxty,
Vernon L. Miles, navigator,
Thomas K. Dudley, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Middelfart: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0210 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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Registration:

W7531

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2140LT on May 17 to lay mines in the Danish Sound. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a wooded area located 2 km west of Middelfart. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Charles Hall, pilot,
F/O John Patrick Ryan, pilot,
F/Lt Neville George Richardson Booth, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Spriggs, flight engineer,
Sgt Ronald Maycock, observer,
Sgt John Bernard Butterworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Leslie Sharp, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald John Jeffs, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Nicholson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Rødekro

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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N3752

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The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2210LT on May 17 for operation in the Daffodils area. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak. The pilot was able to leave the area but was later forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field south of Rødekro. All seven crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Auguste Jerman, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Henry Butcher, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Lauriston, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Maurice Arthur Battle, observer,
Sgt John Ernest Sloane, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Thomas Lewis, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Hoyland, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Mandø Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0246 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

AE288

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Balderton - Balderton

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2124LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the Danish coast, it was h shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Mandø Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Shield Norton, pilot,
F/Sgt Marcel Stanley Sinclair, observer,
Sgt Clifford Stanley Jefferies, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Frederick Stroud, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington II in Rejsby: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0220 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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X3840

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2215LT on May 8 on an operation to Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it was badly shot about by the German Flak. The crew was able to leave the area and to fly to Denmark where the pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field. The navigator was killed. Five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. D. Giddens, pilot,
Sgt C. L. MacCullum, pilot,
P/O Cornelius James Porter, navigator, †
W/O B. J. McKinley, wireless operator,
Sgt G. W. Robinson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt D. K. G. MacMillan, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Badly shot about by the German Flak.

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